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Although it is generally a comedic trope (IMO), you can emphasize how serious things are by the Lemony Narrator shutting up. (See the end of The Muppet Christmas Carol for an example.)
edited 9th Jul '12 4:08:03 AM by Yej
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I'd recommend reading works of Terry Pratchett (especially Discworld) for a masterful use of the Lemony Narrator. Pratchett's narration is very sarcastic and droll, but when the situation is called for, he can do suspenseful and poignant really well, and you won't even notice the transition.
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Ooh, good point. I'd never actually thought about Pterry as Lemony, but you're right enough.
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Honestly, I'd be less worried about not being able to handle drama and more about the possibility of this backfiring. A poorly handled Lemony Narrator can easily come across as pretentious and irritating.
In writing my current project, relatively early I decided to go for a Lemony Narrator, of the kind that makes some potshots at stuff, eventual lampshadings, etc. But then came the doubt, my story overall is not entirely a comedy, it does have its humorous moments, but in other, serious/dramatic scenes or those that just don't need this kind of narration, is it okay to just don't use it at those moments, or should I discard such narrator all together and just use it in strictly more comedic works?
There's no Part 1, I just thought it was funny at the time.